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MACHINE T0 0L Filed March 19, 1938 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR.

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' MACHINE TOOL Filed March 19, 1938 S-Shee-cs-Sheet 3 INVENTOR. MAX 5 A H/YGE ATTORNEYS Se t. 17, 1940. M. E. 'LANGE MACHINE TOOL 5 Sheet s-S heet 4 Filed March 19, 1938 I I I I l I l l I I hilu ll. G l J JIIII INVENTOR. fif/vx 7 A/wss ATTORNEY$ Sept. 17, 1940. M.. E. LANGE I I MACHINE TOOL 5 Sheets-Sheef 5 Filed March 19, 1938 ATTORNEYS Patented Sept. l7,

' UNITED STATES MACHINE TOOL Max E. Lange, Cleveland Heights, Ohio, assignor to The Warner & Swasey Company, Cleveland, Ohio, a corporation of Ohio Application March 19, 1938, Serial No. 196,952 19 Claims. (o1. 82-29) This invention relates to a machine tool and particularly to mechanism for selecting or preselecting the different rates of movement of a movable part of the machine as, for example,

the rates of movement of the work spindle.

An object of the invention is to provide an improved mechanism for selecting or preselecting the rate of movement of a movable part of a machine tool.

Another object is to provide an improved mechanism for se'ecting or preselecting the rate of movement of a movable part of the machine tool and which mechanism is compact and particularly adapted to be employed in those loca- 5 tions of the machine tool wherein it is desirable to have the height of the machine as low as possible.

A further object is to provide a mechanism for selecting or preselecting the rate of movement of 20 a movable part of a machine tool, and which mechanism is of the plate type and, therefore, though compact can be indexed over a wide area. Further and additional objects and advantages not hereinbefore referred to will become appa- 26 rent hereinafter during the detailed description of an embodiment of the invention which is to follow.

Referring to the accompanying drawings illustrating said embodiment of the invention,

30 Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of a machine tool w erein the invention is embodied in the head s oak and is employed to select or preselect the different speeds of the work spindle.

Fig. 2 is a developed view of the change speed 36 gearing in the head stock and which drives the work spindle at' varying rates-of speed.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary transverse sectional view through the machine and particularly the head stock thereof, and is taken substantially on so line 3-3 of Fig. 1 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view through the head stock and is taken substantially on line 4-4 of Fig. 3 looking in the direction of the 5 arrows.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view similar to the left hand portion of Fig. 4 but showing the parts thereof in a different position and with'certain of the parts omitted.

50 Fig. 6 is a vertical sectional view through the head stock and is taken on the irregular line B6 of Fig. 4 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. '7 is a fragmentary view of a portion of Fig. 6 and shows the parts in a different position. a Fig. 8 is a fragmentary end elevational view {of the machine and shows the control lever in section andits associated parts in. elevation.

The machine tool shown herein by way of illustration is a turret lathe and comprises a bed I5 10 having thereon a turret slide l6 and intermediate said turret slide and the head stock I! a cross slide carriage I8.

The selecting or preselecting mechanism of the present invention is utilized in this instance to select or preselect the different speeds of the work spindle [9 that is mounted in the head stock l1. It will be understood, however, that the selecting or preselecting mechanism might be employed in other relations to select or preselect the rate of movement of other movable parts of the machine tool such as the feeding mechanisms for the movable slides.

The work spindle I9 is rotatably mounted in the head stock I! and is driven at variable speeds and inopposite directions by change speed gear-v ing arranged in the head stock and which will now be described.

Referring to Fig. 2, the shaft 20 constitutes the main drive shaft and is, in this instance, provided with a pulley 2| fixed thereto and with clutch members 22 and 23 freely rotatable thereon. A shiftable clutch member 24 is mounted intermediate the clutch members 22 and 23 and. is splined to the shaft 20 for rotation therewith and endwise movement thereon. The clutch member 22 has formed thereon a gear 25 that meshes with a gear 26 fixed to a rotatable shaft 21. The clutch member 23 is provided with a gear 28 that meshes with an idler gear'29, in 4,0 turn meshing with a gear 30 fixed to the shaft 27.

It will thus be seen that the shaft 27 can be driv= en from the shaft 20 is opposite directions according to whether the shiftable clutch member 24 is in engagement with the clutch member 22 or the clutch member 23.

Splined on the shaft 21 is a two-step gear cone formed of the gears 3| and 32 which can be selectively meshed with the gears 33 or 34 fixed to a shaft 35. It will be seen that the shaft 35 can thus be driven at either one of two speeds and in opposite directions from the shaft 20.

or front two-step gear cone formed of the gears endwise movement on the spindle by a collar 31 and a gear 38 fixed to the spindle. A rear twostep gear cone formed of gears 39 and 40 is splined on a shaft 4| and the gears 39 and 48 can be selectively intermeshed with the gear 36 or with a gear 361) formed on the sleeve 360.. It will be understood that the shaft 4| can be driven at any one of four speeds and in opposite directions. v

The shaft 4| also has splined thereon a second 42 and 43. The gear 42 may be intermeshed with the gear 38 fixed-to the spindle IE! or the gear 43 may be intermeshed with a gear 44 also fixed to the spindle [9. It will be seen that the work spindle in this instance can be driven in opposite directions from the shaft 20 at any one of eight different speeds. The front two-step gear cone in addition to its two operative positions can be located in an intermediate position at which time the work spindle is disconnected from its drive for purposes of loading or unloading.

The movable clutch member 24 is shifted to either one of its operative positions or to its inoperative or neutral position by means of a fork 45 that engages in the annular groove in the cluch member 24 and which is formed on a sleeve 45a slidably supported on a rod 46 mounted in the head stock. The sleeve 45a that carries the fork 45 is moved endwise on the rod 46 by means of an arm 41 having a rounded end portion fitting in a slot formed in the upper side of the sleeve 45a, said arm 41 being fixed to the lower end of a downwardly projecting shaft 48a that is inintegral with a cylindrical bearing portion 48b of a member 48.

It will be noted that the bearing portion 48b of the member 48 is rotatably mounted in an opening in the cover |'|a of the head stock and said member has pivotally mounted therein on a horizontal axis a control lever 49 that extends from the member 48 toward the front of the head stock through a relatively narrow elongated slot 480 formed in the member 48 and permitting pivotal movement of the lever 49 about its horizontal axis, that is, from the full line position of Fig. 3 to the dash line position thereof.

It will be understood, however, that when the lever 49 is moved in a horizontal plane the member 48 will be rocked about the bearing portion 48b and through the downwardly extending shaft 48a the arm 41 will be rocked and efiect a movement of the sleeve 45a and fork 45 to shift the movable clutch member 24 of the clutches.

The two-step gear cone on the shaft 21 is shifted to either one of its operative positions by means of a fork 58 that straddles the large gear 3| of the two-step gear cone and is formed integral with a sleeve 50a, slidably mounted on a rod 5|, which rod also constitutes the bearing shaft for the idler gear 29. provided with an integral upwardly and laterally extending arm 581), the end 'of which is provided with a slot straddling the lower end of a lever 52 that is fixed to one end of a sleeve 52a freely rotatable on 'a shaft 53 that is .rotatably supported in the cover "a of the head stock.

' The sleeve 520. at its end opposite to the end carrying the lever 52 has fixed thereto an upwardly extending arm 52b which is rocked by the selecting or preselecting mechanism in a manner later to be explained, it being understood, however, that such rocking of the arm 52b will, through the sleeve 52a, arm 52, and fork 50,

The sleeve 58a. is

effect a shifting movement of the two-step gear cone on the shaft 21.

The rear two-step gear cone on the shaft 4| is shifted to either one of its two operative positions by means of a lever 54 having its lower 'end in the form of a fork straddling the gear 48 and which lever is fixed to a sleeve 54a, freely rotatably mounted on the shaft 53 and having fixed to its end opposite to the lever 54 an upwardly extending arm 54b similar to the arm 52b previously described. It will be understood that when the sleeve 54a is rocked a shifting movement will be imparted to the rear two-step gear cone.

The front two-step gear cone is shifted by means of a forked lever 55 that straddles the large gear 42 and which is rockably mounted on a bearing pin 55a carried by the cover I'Ia of the head stock, see Figs. 6 and 9. The forked lever 55 is rocked about its axis by means of a link 56 that is pivotally connected tothe lever and to the lower end of a downwardly extending lever 51 that is fixed to the shaft 53. The shaft 53 intermediate the endsof the sleeves 52a and 54a has fixed thereto an upwardly extending arm 58, it being noted that the arm 58 is positioned intermediate the arms 52b and 54b and when'said'arm 58 is rocked the shaft 53 will be rocked independently of the sleeves and the front two-step gear cone shifted through the lever 51, link 56 and forked lever 55. It will be noted that the arms 52b, 54b and 58 are arranged in close proximity to each other for a purpose later to become clear.

The mechanism for selecting or preselecting the different spindle speeds will now be described. A rectangular frame 59, see Fig. 5, is slidably mounted in the cover Ha of the head stock, the guideways for said frame being formed by the side of the cover and a shoulder formed therein and by a retaining strip 60 underlying the frame,

see Figs, -.6 and '7. It will be noted that the frame 59 is movable rearwardly and forwardly of the head and the-limit of its rearward movement is indicated by the dash line in Fig. 4.

The means for moving the frame 59 includes a rack 59a formed on the underside of one of the side members of the frame and meshing with a gear 6| formed on a rotatable shaft mounted in a bore in the cover, it being understood that the retaining strip 68 is cut away, as indicatedin Fig. 8, so that the gear 6| can engage the rack 59a. The gear 6| meshes with an idler gear 62, similarly mounted as is the gear 6|,'and

in turn meshing with a gear 63 formed on the inner end ofa shaft 630., that. is rotatably mounted in the cover and carries on its outer end a dial 63b bearing upon its periphery indicia that cooperates with a pointer 63c carried by the cover 'I'Ia, see Fig. 6. It will be seen'that when the dial 63b is rotated the frame 59 will be moved in its guideway forwardly or rearwardly ofg'the machine, as the case may be. The periphery of the dial 63b carries nine different indicia, eight of which represent the different spindle speeds and the ninth the neutral position (letter N) when the work spindle is disconnected from its change speedgearing for the purpose of loading or unloading. f

The front and rear sides of the frame 59 are provided internally of the frame with grooves 5% (see Fig. 3) lyingdn a horizontalplane and in which slide a pair of plates 64 and 64a provided on their adjacent edges with a series of long and short projections, short and long projections and a pair of. projectionsof equal length for a purpose later to be explained. The plates 64 and 64a at their edges opposite to the projections are provided on their upper surfaces with grooves or channels 64b formed by spaced parallel upwardly extending portions and these grooves or channels 64?) extend transversely to he grooves 59b. Bars 65 are mounted in the parallel grooves 641) and extend rearwardlybeyond the rear edge of the frame 59, as viewed in Fig. 5. It will be understood, however, that when the frame 59 is moved rearwardly to the dash line position indicated in Fig. 4 then the bars 65 will extend beyond the front edge of the frame 59..

Equalizing 'arms 66 have one of their ends pivotally connected to the bars 65 and their opposite ends are pivotally mounted on shouldered bearing pins 66a carried by the cover Ila.

The latter ends of the equalizer arms 66 are operatively interconnected by intermeshing gear segments 661) formed thereon. Two equalizing. arms-61 have one of their ends pivotally connected to the bars 65 adjacent the rear ends thereof and said arms have their opposite ends pivotally mounted on shouldered bearing pins 61a carried by the cover and are operatively interconnected by intermeshinggear segments- 611) formed on said ends.

It will be understood that due to the equalizing arms 66 and 61 an equalized parallel movement is obtained of the bars 65 toward and from each other and the bars will always retain their parallel relationship. This equalized movement of the bars 65 in turn will cause an equalized sliding movement of the plates 64 and 64a toward and from each other and such movement of the plates can take place in any of the positions to which the frame 59 has been moved or indexed by the turning of the dial 63b.

It will be understood that the frame 59 carrying the plates 64 and 64a can be moved by the dial 631) transversely of the machine to any predetermined position, inasmuch as the bars 65 during such movement slide in the grooves 64b of the plates.

One end of a link 68 is pivotally connected to one of the arms 61, while the opposite end of said link is pivotally connected to an arm 69 dered'bearing pin 6% carried by the cover Ila.

The lower end of the sleeve 69a is provided with an integral arm 690, the outer end of which is forked as indicated at 69d and straddles a double flanged bushing 10 that is freely slidable in the forked portion.

The cylindrical member 49a mounted intthe member 48 and constituting the horizontal axis of the control lever 49 is provided with a downwardly extending lever II that has a spherical lower end arranged in the bore of the bushing I0. It will be seen that when the control lever 49 is raised or lowered a rocking movement will be imparted to the sleeve 69a and the arm 69, and, in turn, through the link 68 and equalizing member 61 an equalized movement will take place of the bars 65 and plates 64 and 64a toward or from each other as the case might be.

It will'be noticed by reference to Fig. 10 that the axis of the lever 1| lies substantially in the axis of the bearing portion 48b and shaft 48a of the member 48, wherefore when rotative movements are imparted to the member 48 by horizontal movement of the control lever 49, substantially no movement willbe given to the sleeve 69a and in turn to the bars 65 and plates 64and 64a. Any movements which might be thus transmitted to the bars and plates are so slight as to be taken care of by the clearance distances provided between the adjacent ends of the projections on the plates and the arms 52b, 54b and 58 when the plates are in their most outward position.

It will be understood that the series of long, and short projections, and short and long projections on the adjacent edges'of the plates 64 and 64a are for the purpose of.engaging and moving the arms 5%, 54b and 58 when the plates are moved to their most inward position to effect a selective movement of the arms and, in turn, a shifting of'one or more of the gear cones to their different operative positions.

It will also be noted that the adjacent edges of the plates are provided with a pair of projections of equal length, as indicated at 64c, see Fig. 4, which projections in a certain indexed position of the plates cooperate when the plates are moved to their most inward position to move the arm 58 to a position such that the front twostep gear cone is disconnected from the gears on the spindle to allow the spindle to be manuallyv rotated for the purpose of unloading or loading.

(see full line position of front two-step gear cone in Fig. 6).

It will thus be understood that since the spindle in the particular machine illustrated herein has eight operative speeds, there are nine groups of projections on the plates 64 and 64a, with each group of projections shifting the three arms 52b, 54b and 58 to nine different positions, eight of which positions occur ,for the eight different speeds of the spindle, while the ninth position is a neutral one wherein the front two-step gear cone is disengaged from the spindle, as shown in Fig. 6. Therefore, the dial 6311 will be provided on its periphery with numbers representing the position as viewed in Fig. 3, at which time the plates 64 and 64a are in their most outward position. It will also beunderstood, of course, that the horizontal position of the lever 49 is such that the main driving clutch is engaged. The

operator while the machine is operating can turn the dial 63b to bring the number representing" the spindle speed for the final step of the work cycle into line with the pointer 63c and this turning of the dial 631) linearly moves the frame 59 to index or position the plates 64 and 64a with respect to the arms'52b, 54b and 58. Then when this next to the last step of the operative cycle is completed the operator first moves the control lever horizontally to disengage the main driving clutch and then continues movement of the lever in a downward direction to effect an inward equalized movement of the plates 64 and 64a, so that the projections which have been positioned by the indexing movement of the plates will move one or more of the arms 52b, 54b and 58 to shift the gear cones to change the gear ratio in the drive to the spindle. When this has been done the operator again moves the control lever horizontally to engage the main driving clutch and then raises said lever vertically to effect an outward movement of the plates 64 and 64a, so that with the arms and the plates 64 and 64a to the position shown in Fig. 4, where the pair of projections of equal length are in line with the arm 58. completion of the last operative step the operator first moves the control lever horizontally to disengage the main clutch, and then downwardly to move the plates 64 and 64a inwardly so that the arm 58 will be moved to a position resulting in the front two-step gear cone being disconnected from the spindle, after which he moves the lever upwardly to position the plates for indexing. It will be understood that this inward movement of the plates to obtain the neutral position might, in this instance, also cause a. shifting of the other gear cones in the drive, but it is immaterial if such is the case, since the spindle then is disconnected from its drive and the machine is being unloaded and loaded.

When a new work piece has been mounted on the spindle and a new operative cycle is tobe initiated, the operator turns the dial to the spindle speed required for the first step in the work cycle, then moves the lever downwardly to bring the plates in to shift the gear cones to obtain said speed, and then horizontally to engage the main driving clutch and then upwardly to move the plates to their outer position for indexing. It will be understood that once the machine is operating in'the first step of the work cycle the spindle speeds for the other steps in the work cycle can be preselected in the manner hereinbefore explained with respect to the last two steps of the previous cycle. It will also be understood that, if desired, the spindle speeds may be selected as distinguished from preselected merely by the operator first disengaging the main driving clutch at the end of .each step of the cycle and then turning the dial to select the spindle speed for the next step, after which the control lever is moved vertically downward to obtain said speed and then upwardly to move the plates outwardly, after which the main driving clutch is reengaged. It will also be understood that suitable spring points are provided to hold the parts in their indexed, shifted or moved positions wherever necessary, but since the same are a well known they are not shown herein.

It will be appreciated that when the mechanism is employed for selecting as distinguished from preselecting, and difficulty in meshing the gears is encountered, the operator may move the control lever horizontally to momentarily engage the main clutch to impart coasting movement to the gears and' thus facilitate their intermeshing.

Although the selecting or preselecting mechanism has been shown and described in connection with a machine having eight different spindle speeds it will be understood that said mechanism could readily be adapted for machines having a greater or lesser number of spindle speeds. It will also be understood that the mechanism could be employed with the change speed drive for other movable parts of the machine, such as the feed drives for the turret slide, cross slide carriage, or cross slide.

Although a, preferred embodiment of themvention has been illustrated and described herein, it will be understood that various changes Upon the.

and adaptations may be made therein within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention I claim:

1. In' a machine tool having a part to be moved at different speeds, driving means for moving said part, speed changing means for said part including a pair of devices having on their adjacent edges aligned cooperating portions for actuating said speed changing means to obtain any one of the different speeds for said part, and means for moving said devices linearly in one direction to select said speeds and. linearly in another direction to obtain said speeds.

2. In a machine tool having a part to be moved at different speeds, driving means for moving said part, speed changing means for said part including a pair of devices having on their adjacent edges aligned cooperating portions for acjacent edges for actuating said speed changing means to obtainany of the speeds for said part, said plates being movable linearly in one direction to select said speeds and linearly in another direction to obtain said speeds.

4. In a machine tool having a part to be moved at different speeds, driving means for moving said part, speed changingmeans for said part including a pairv of plates provided with a plurality of aligned cooperating means on their ad.- jacent edges for actuating said speed changing means to obtain any of the speeds for said part, said plates being movable endwise to select said speeds and movable toward each other'to obtain said selected speeds.

5. In a machine tool having a part to be moved at different speeds, driving means for-moving said pa'rt, speed changing means for said part including a pair of elongated plates arranged in the same plane and provided on their adjacent edges with aligned cooperating portions for actuating said speed changing means to obtain any of the speeds for said part, said plates beingmovable linearly endwise to select said speeds and linearly toward each other to obtain the selected speeds.

6. In a machine tool having apart to be moved at diflerent speeds, driving means for moving said part, speed changing means for said part including a slidable frame, a pair of plates slidably mounted on said frame for movement toward andfrom each other and provided with a plurality of means for actuating said speed changing means to obtain any of'the speeds for said part, means for moving said frame and plates as a unit to select said. speeds, and means for moving said plates relative to said frame to obtain the selected speeds. l

7. In a machine tool having-a part to be moved said part,- speed'changing means for said part including a pairof elongated plates having on their adjacent edges aligned cooperating portions for actuating said speed changing means to obtain any of the speedsfor said part, and means for moving said plates endwise to semovement to said plates toward each other to obtain the selected speeds.

8. In a machine tool having a part to be moved at different speeds, driving means for moving said part, speed changing means for said part including a slidable frame, a pair of plates slidably mounted on said frame for movement toward and from each other and provided with a plurality of means for actuating said speed changing means to obtain any of the speeds for said part, means for moving said frame and plates as a unit to select said speeds, and means for imparting equalized movement to said plates relative to said frame and toward each other to obtain the selected speeds.

9. In a machine tool having a part to be moved at different speeds, driving means for moving said part, speed changing means for said part including. a pair of plates movable in a plane toward and from each other and provided on their adjacent edges with a plurality of cooperating projections for actuating said speed changing means to obtain any of the speeds for said part, means for shifting said plates endwise to select said speeds, and means for moving said plates toward each other to'obtain the selected speeds.

10. In a machine tool having a part to be moved I ment thereof, a control member for shifting said frame to select the speeds for said part, and a second control member for moving said plates relative to said frame to actuate said speed changing means to obtain the selected speeds.

11. In a machine tool having a part to be moved,

at different speeds, driving means for moving said part, speed changing means for said part including a pair of plates having cooperating means for actuating said speed changing means to obvtain any of the speeds for said part, said plates being movable linearly in one direction to select said speeds and linearly in another direction to obtain the selected speeds, and a single control member for controlling the latter movement of said plates and for controlling said driving means.

12. In a machine tool having a part to be moved at different speeds, driving means for moving said part, speed changing means for said part and including a pair of plates movable endwise to select any of the speeds for said part and movable toward and from each other to obtain the selected speeds, said plates being provided with longitudinally extending grooves, bars slidablymounted therein, and means for imparting an equalized parallel movement to said bars and plates toward and from each other and including pivoted levers having one of their ends connected to said bars and their opposite ends provided with cooperating levers having one of their ends pivotally connected to said bars and their other ends provided with cooperating equalized movement transmitting portions,- and means for moving said frame and plates linearly and causing a relative sliding movement between said bars and said plates.

14'. In a machine tool having a part to be inoved at different speeds, driving means for moving said part, speed changing means for said part including a pair of plates arranged in the same plane and movable toward and from each other and provided on their adjacent edges with a plurality of cooperating projections, actuating members for shifting said change speed means and having portions located between said projections and lying substantially in the plane of said plates, means 1 for moving said plates in one direction to. selectively position said projections with respect to said actuating members, and means for moving shifting of the change speed means.

' 15. In a machine tool having a part to be moved at different speeds, driving means for moving said part, speed changing means for said part including a pair of plates arranged in the same plane and movable toward and from each other and provided on their adjacent sides with a plurality of cooperating projections, rockable actuating members for shifting said change speed means and mounted on a common axis and having portions located between said projections and lying substantially in the plane of said plates, means for moving said plates in one direction to selectively position said projections with respect to said actuating members, and means for moving said plates toward each other to cause said projections to engage said members an effect a shifting of the change speed means.

16. In a machine tool having a part to be moved at different speeds, driving means for moving said part, speed changing means for said part includ ing a plurality of shifter members and a pair of devices having cooperating means for actuating said shifter members to obtain any one of the different speeds for said part, and means for moving said devices linearly in one direction and relative to said shifter members to select said speeds and linearly in another direction to actuate said shifter members to obtain such speeds.

17. In a machine tool having a part to be moved at different speeds, driving means for moving said part, speed changing means for said part including a plurality of shifter members having operating portions located in a given plane and a pair of devices having cooperating means for actuating said shifter members to obtain any one of the different speeds for said part, and means for moving said devices in said plane in one direction and relative to said shifter members to select said speeds and inanother direction in the same plane to actuate said shifter members for obtaining the selected speeds.

18. In a machine tool having a part to be moved at different speeds, driving means for moving said part, speed changing means for said part including a pair of plates movable toward and from each other and provided on their adjacent sides with a plurality of cooperating projections, a plurality of coaxially disposed shafts, levers carried by the shafts and having portions located between said projections, means for moving said plates in one direction to selectively position said projections with respect to said lever portions, and means for moving said plates toward each other to cause said projections to engage said lever portions and efiect a shifting of the speed change means.

19. In a machine tool, the combination of a head having change speed gearing therein, an assembly unit comprising a cover for said head having a recess therein and mechanism in, said cover for shifting said change speed gearing, said mechanism comprising independently operable coaxially disposed shafts having means cooperating with the gearing for shifting the same, shifter members connected with the shafts and extending into the cover recess, and means in the cover movable in one direction relative to said shifter members for selecting the speed change desired and movable in another direction to actuate one or more of said members to obtain the desired speed or speeds.

MAX E. LANGE. 

